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HONG KONG TELNO 849: REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE BASIC LAW AND THE 1987 REVIEW: THE QUESTION OF CONVERGENCE
1. HAVE THE FOLLOWING DETAILED COMMENTS ON THE TEXT IN SECOND
TUR:
(A) PARAGRAPH 3, FIRST SENTENCE: SUGGEST THAT WE REFER EXPLICITLY TO ... GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE REVIEW IN 1987'':
(B) PARAGRAPH 5: N SUGGEST THE CHAPEAU BE AMENDED TO READ: ''FOR CONVERGENCE TO BE ACHIEVED ACCOUNT WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN OF INTER
ALKA THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:'':
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(C) SUBSTITUTE PARAGRAPH FOR ARTICLE IN PARAGRAPH 5(A) AND (B). ALSO SUGGEST THAT WE STICK TO THE PHRASE USUALLY EMPLOYED:
**ANNEX :# TO THE JOHNT DECLARATION'' IN PARAGRAPH 5(A):
(D) PARAGRAPH 7: THE REFERENCE US INCORRECT. WE SHOULD REFER ELTHER TO ANNEX 1 TO THE JOINT DECLARATHON (WHICH REFERS TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE BEING SELECTED BY ELECTION OR THROUGH CONSULTATIONS HELD
LOCALLY
) OR SOLELY TO THE JOINT DECLARATION IN WHICH CASE THE APPROPRIATE EXTRACT FROM PARAGRAPH 3(4) SHOULD BE CITED. ALSO
SUGGEST THAT THE FINAL SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO READ: "THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF POSSIBLE METHODS OF ACHIEVING SELECTION ON THIS BASIS,
INCLUDING:'':
(E) PARAGRAPH 18, SECOND SENTENCE: ASSUME THAT THE REFERENCE TO
**EXERCISE OF THE FOLLOWING POWERS' IS TO EXERCISE BY BNOTH THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. IF SO, SUGGEST THIS BE
SPECIFIED:
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